Emiko Fukui, Ph.D.

Hiromichi Matsumoto, Ph.D.

Professor

Professor

Education: Ph.D., Tokyo University of Agriculture
and Technology, Japan,

Education: Ph.D., Tohoku University, Japan, 1996

Research Focus
Genetic variation of blood proteins and DNA in animals

Selected Recent Publications
Chuanqiang ZHANG1,2, Nanako SUZUKI2, Hiromichi MATSUMOTO2, Motoharu
Miyamura3, Hideki Tsuchiya3, Seizo Hamano3, Hiroshi Makino4, Masanori Ochi4, Midori
Yoshizawa2, Emiko FUKUI2. BRCA1 Expression on Bovine Pre-implantation Embryos
Produced by In Vitro Fertilization. Journal of Mammalian Ova Research.36:61-67,2019.
Emiko FUKUI1,2, Chuanqiang ZHANG2, Nanako SUZUKI1, Hiromichi MATSUMOTO1,2,Akio KAWANOBE3, Yumi SAKURAI3, Tohta Ooshima3, Shouichi MUROI3, Akiko
KUWAHATA4, Masanori OCHI4, and Midori YOSHIZAWA1. Analysis of a single nucleotide
polymorphism in the BRCA1 gene in Holstein cattle and its mRNA expression in thegonads.Journal of Comparative Clinical Medicine、25︓1-8,2018.
Takeuchi M, Seki M, Furukawa E, Takahashi A, Saito K, Kobayashi M, Ezoe K, Fukui E,Yoshizawa M, Matsumoto H (Corresponding author). Improvement of implantation
potential in mouse blastocysts derived from in vitro fertilization by combined treatment
with prolactin, epidermal growth factor, and 4-hydroxyestradiol. Molecular Human
Reproduction.23: 557–570,2017.
Takahashi A, Rahim A, Takeuchi M, Fukui E, Yoshizawa M, Mukai K, Suematsu M, Hasuwa
H, Okabe M, Matsumoto H. Impaired female fertility in tubulointerstitial antigen-like 1deﬁcient mice. Journal of Reproduction and Development.62: 43-49, 2016.
Matsumoto H, Fukui E, Yoshizawa M. Angiogenesis and hormonal regulation on uterine
receptivity for blastocyst implantation. Journal of Mammalian Ova Research.32: 79-85,2015.
Nakazato C, Yoshizawa M, Isobe K, Kusakabe K T, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Matsumoto H,Fukui E, Kuwahata A, Ochi M, Kiso Y and Kai C. Morphological characterization ofspermatozoa of the night monkey. J. Mamm. Ova. Res. 32:37-40 (2015).

Research Focus
Developmental biology of mammalian embryos during periimplantation

Selected Recent Publications
Miki Takeuchi, Misato Seki M, Etsuko Furukawa, Akihito Takahashi, Kyosuke
Saito, Mitsuru Kobayashi M, Kenji Ezoe, Emiko Fukui, Midori Yoshizawa,
Hiromichi Matsumoto. Improvement of implantation potential in mouse
blastocysts derived from IVF (in vitro fertilization) by combined treatment
with prolactin, epidermal growth factor, and 4-hydroxyestradiol. Molecular
Human Reproduction. 23: 557-570, 2017.
Hiromichi Matsumoto. Molecular and cellular events during blastocyst
implantation in the receptive uterus: clues from mouse models. Journal ofReproduction and Development. 63: 445-454, 2017.
Akihito Takahashi, Ajalli Rahim, Miki Takeuchi, Emiko Fukui, Midori Yoshizawa,Kuniaki Mukai, Makoto Suematsu M, Hidetoshi Hasuwa H, Masaru Okabe,Hiromichi Matsumoto. Impaired female fertility in tubulointerstitial antigen-like
1-deﬁcient mice. Journal of Reproduction and Development. 62: 43-49, 2016.
Hiromichi Matsumoto, Emiko Fukui, Midori Yoshizawa. Molecular and cellular
events involved in the completion of blastocyst implantation. Reproductive
Medicine and Biology. 15: 53-58, 2016.
Kyosuke Saito, Etsuko Furukawa1, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Emiko Fukui, Midori Yoshizawa, and Hiromichi Matsumoto. Degradation of estrogen receptor α inactivated blastocysts is associated with implantation in the delayed
implantation mouse model. Molecular Human Reproduction. 20: 384-391,2014.

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